Valmiki Ramayana 2.110.22: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 110, Shloka 22

लोकसमुत्पत्ति-वर्णनम् तथा इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रशंसा

Cosmogony and Ikshvaku Genealogy as Counsel to Rama

Devanagari script

कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणं हृष्टा मुनिंतमनुमान्य च।।2.110.21।।

पद्मपत्रसमानाक्षं पद्मगर्भसमप्रभम्।

तत: सा गृहमागम्य देवी पुत्रं व्यजायत।।2.110.22।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.110.22

Transliteration

kṛtvā pradakṣiṇaṁ hṛṣṭā muniṁ tam anumānya ca || 2.110.21 ||

padma-patra-samānākṣaṁ padma-garbha-sama-prabham |

tataḥ sā gṛham āgamya devī putraṁ vyajāyata || 2.110.22 ||

Translation

ఆనందంతో ఆమె మునిని ప్రదక్షిణ చేసి, ఆయన అనుమతి తీసుకొని బయలుదేరెను. తరువాత గృహానికి వచ్చి ఆ దేవి పద్మపత్రసమాన నేత్రాలు గల, పద్మగర్భుడు (బ్రహ్మ) సమాన కాంతిమంతుడైన కుమారుని ప్రసవించెను।

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Word by Word

• putraḥ: a son
• putraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘of you/your’

• bhavitā: will be born / will come to be
• bhavitā: Kriya (क्रिया; future predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-कालिकः कर्तरि कृदन्तः (Periphrastic future agent-noun); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘will be’

• devi: O queen/lady
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• mahātmā: great-souled
• mahātmā: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः; विशेषणम् (पुत्रः)

• loka-viśrutaḥ: renowned in the world
• loka-viśrutaḥ: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: loka + viśruta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः ‘लोके विश्रुतः’

• dhārmikaḥ: righteous
• dhārmikaḥ: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhārmika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• suśīlaḥ: of good conduct
• suśīlaḥ: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + śīla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः; विशेषणम्

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• vaṃśa-kartā: perpetuator of the lineage
• vaṃśa-kartā: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaṃśa + kartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘वंशस्य कर्ता’

• ari-sūdanaḥ: destroyer of foes
• ari-sūdanaḥ: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ari + sūdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘अरिणां सूदनः’

Context

The queen was happy. She circumambulated the sage, took leave of him and came back home. Thereafter, she gave birth to a son who had eyes like lotus petals and who looked resplendent like Brahma.

Characters & Entities

• Kālindī
• Cyavana
• Brahmā (padma-garbha)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse reiterates the dharmic pattern: reverence followed by rightful fruition—actions aligned with respect and truth lead to auspicious outcomes.

What is the narrative situation?

This is a recensional repetition of the previous description of Kālindī’s respectful departure and the subsequent birth of her son.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Consistency in dharmic observance—respectful ritual behavior is highlighted again as an ideal norm.